# Sarisa Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sarisa

Sarisa is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 180 households**, the 112th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 816people (2011)
- 180households
- 85.3%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarisa

Of every 100 households in Sarisa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarisa · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**44%

Tap water ****83%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**61%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sarisa?

■ Sarisa · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**942

Working population ****62.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 80.3% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 316 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narayangarh

- Birbira853 people
- Birbarpur846 people
- Banamalipur836 people
- Kotbar832 people
- Binodpur810 people
- Baiampur808 people
- Asde793 people
- Janardanpur786 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarisa?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisa?85.3% (Census 2011)